2 Corinthians 11:19
Good News Translation
You yourselves are so wise, and so you gladly tolerate fools!

New Revised Standard Version
For you gladly put up with fools, being wise yourselves!

Contemporary English Version
And since you are so smart, you will gladly put up with a fool.

New American Bible
For you gladly put up with fools, since you are wise yourselves.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For you gladly suffer the foolish: whereas yourselves are wise.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For you gladly suffer the foolish: whereas yourselves are wise.

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1 Corinthians 4:10 We are fools for Christs sake, but you are wise in Christ: we are weak, but you are strong: you are honourable, but we without honour.

1 Corinthians 8:1 Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols: we know we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up: but charity edifieth.

1 Corinthians 10:15 I speak as to wise men: judge ye yourselves what I say.

Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest: I am rich and made wealthy and have need of nothing: and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

Context
Paul's Suffering and Service
18Seeing that many glory according to the flesh, I will glory also. 19For you gladly suffer the foolish: whereas yourselves are wise. 20For you suffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take from you, if a man be lifted up, if a man strike you on the face.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:10
We are fools for Christs sake, but you are wise in Christ: we are weak, but you are strong: you are honourable, but we without honour.

Revelation 2:2
I know thy works and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear them that are evil. And thou hast tried them who say they are apostles and are not: and hast found them liars:

2 Corinthians 11:18
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